Chicago, IL
Allopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
💬 Interview Questions
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
What was the last book you read? (Then I had to talk about it, what I thought about it, how it affected me, etc.)
What was the most interesting question?
What do you think it was like for your parents to immigrate to the US?
What was the most difficult question?
My interviewer pointed out that I spoke about my research less enthusiastically than about my volunteer experiences, and I had a hard time explaining that while not being too critical of doing research (since it's so research oriented)
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions
How long was the interview?
50 minutes
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
How many people interviewed you?
2
What was the stress level of the interview?
4 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
What was the style of the interview?
One-on-one
What type of interview was it?
Open file
Where did the interview take place?
At the school
How did you prepare for the interview?
SDN, Interview feedback, Website (though it doesn't have that much information), pamphlet
What impressed you positively?
The med school is completely integrated with the undergraduate campus and students take classes in other schools, TA for undergrads, and are very much a part of the community. The campus is very nice.
What impressed you negatively?
Not much around in terms of grocery stores, food, bars, things to do... The tuition increases by ~9,000 dollars from second year to third year! Two of the first years who came to talk to us said that they leave the school at 8pm, study until 2am! I don't know if this is the norm or if they are just crazy.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
The METRA train station is very far away from the medical school! It seems like there is not much public transportation to the school, it's better to drive or take a cab. It's also very far from downtown Chicago itself.
What are your general comments?
The day was pretty relaxing and the interviewers were very nice. I had an interview with a 4th year med student first so that loosened me up a little and then another one with faculty in the afternoon. We got a tour in between, be prepared for a lot of walking, especially once it gets cold and windy.
📍 On-Site Experience
Who was the tour given by?
Student
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